Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz 
The London 2012 Olympics are almost here. It is truly so inspiring to see all of these athletes who are realizing their dreams, who have worked so hard and have excelled by pursing something that they love and it makes your wonder… how do you raise champions? How do you, as a mother help your … Read more
Photo: Growing Up Bilingual. All rights reserved. This post is sponsored by Dove® ClearTone™ Deodorant– designed to visibly reduce underarm dark marks and even skin tone. The heat is on!!! With these record temperatures you want to be wearing strappy dresses and sleeveless tops every day. But what if you have dark circles … Read more
This post is sponsored by Dove® ClearTone™ Deodorant – designed to visibly reduce underarm dark marks and even skin tone. I am lucky, I don’t have to wait for summer to hit the beach and wear cute summer dresses and sexy bikinis. Living in Florida’s Gulf Coast we are surrounded by water and … Read more
My children have been enjoying the wonderful bilingual books “Elephants to the Rescue/Elefantes al Rescate”, “Bobby and the Soccer Ball/ Bobby y el Balón de Fútbol” and “A Chocolate Brown Balloon/Un Globo Café Chocolate” from Heritage Language for a few weeks now. From the moment they arrived we where pleasantly surprised by the superb quality … Read more
Summer is a great time to tap into your passions, start thinking of the future, get some experience and even maybe start a business of your own. Do You Have an Entrepreneurial Spirit? The dictionary defines an entrepreneur as a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and … Read more
This summer my husband and I are on a mission to improve my children’s Spanish. When your child spends most of the time in an environment where everything and everyone is speaking English it’s hard to keep up with a second language just by speaking it at home. Between school, sports, classes, homework and yes … Read more
Summer is here and with it days filled with trips to the beach, pick nicks and mornings at the park or the pool. Because my family and I live in Florida and because my grandfather had skin cancer, protecting my children’s skin and eyes from the sun is always a concern. So I am super … Read more
My daughter has been talking about going to Sea World to see the dolphins and the polar bear for her 7th birthday every day for the last 8 months. Her birthday happens to land on the last week before school ends, which has worked to our advantage on previous years; yes she asks to go to … Read more
My Ducky Buddy My Ducky Buddy by Michael Smith is bilingual book with colorful and vibrant illustrations by Octavio Oliva. A boy describes his rubber ducky and how he loves playing with him at bath time. This is a fun little book ideal for toddlers and preschoolers. My kids are 4 and 6 and I … Read more
The Journey of a Young Dinosaur to Los Angeles Thomas the T. Rex the Journey of a Young Dinosaur to Los Angeles is a charming book for young readers written by Michael Smith and filled with detailed and realistic illustrations by Gale Garner Roski. This is the ideal book for any young reader interested … Read more
